Training Command was the

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responsible for flying and ground training from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1968 to 1977. Training Command was formed from

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on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into

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on 13 June 1977.Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1936 - 1938
From 27 May 1940 to 1 June 1968, Training Command did not exist as its functions were split into

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and

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. On initial formation or from 1936 the Command appears to have directed Nos 20, 21, 23, 24, and

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. No. 23 Group was transferred to Training Command on 1 May 1936. It was then transferred again to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940. It was reabsorbed into Training Command in 1968.Rafweb.org
Groups nos 20 - 29
accessed June 2020. After 1 January 1957, No. 23 Group was responsible for Nos 1 - 5, No. 6 (1957-68), No. 7 (from 1957-60) and

No. 8 Flying Training School RAF No. 8 Flying Training School (8 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1964. History First formation * 1 Jan 1936 – 25 Mar 1942 8 FTS at RAF Montrose became 8 SFTS on 3 September 1939 and was di ...

(from 1957-64); it disbanded at

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on 2 May 1975.

Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief

Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief included:

1936 to 1940

*1 May 1936 Air Marshal Sir Charles Burnett *1 July 1939

Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

Sir

Arthur Longmore Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Murray Longmore, (8 October 1885 – 10 December 1970) was an early naval aviator, before reaching high rank in the Royal Air Force. He was Commander-in-Chief of the RAF's Middle East Command from 1940 to 1941. Ea ...

1968 to 1977

*1 June 1968 Air Marshal Sir John Davis *1 April 1969 Air Marshal Sir

Leslie Mavor Air Marshal Sir Leslie Deane Mavor, (18 January 1916 – 2 October 1991) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Educated in Aberdeen, Mavor joined the Royal Air Force in 1935. He was trained at the School of Army Co-operation and was ...

*21 December 1972 Air Marshal Sir

Neville Stack Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Neville Stack (19 October 1919 – 26 January 1994) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Early life Stack was born on 19 October 1919, the son of aviation pioneer T. Neville Stack. He joined the Royal Air Forc ...

*31 January 1976 Air Marshal Sir

Rex Roe Air Chief Marshal Sir Rex David Roe, (4 May 1925 – 3 November 2002) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Educated at the City of London School and the University of London, Roe joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during the Secon ...

Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief

1936 to 1940

1968 to 1977

See also

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